CVE-2021-22440 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting several Huawei Mate 20 and other specific Huawei device models. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of external input used to construct file paths, allowing an attacker to access directories outside of intended restrictions via a crafted filename. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but it necessitates physical access to the device (AV:P) to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0.0.195\(c01e195r2p1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_firmware:9.0.0.195\(c01e195r2p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.0.139\(c00e133r3p1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_firmware:9.1.0.139\(c00e133r3p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.187\(c432e10r1p16\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_pro_firmware:9.0.0.187\(c432e10r1p16\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.188\(c185e10r2p1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_pro_firmware:9.0.0.188\(c185e10r2p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.245\(c10e10r2p1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_pro_firmware:9.0.0.245\(c10e10r2p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.